Orthodox Christianity Surging in Canada as Other Denominations Decline: Here’s Why

Orthodox Christianity Surging in Canada as Other Denominations Decline: Here’s Why
Worshippers pray and light candles in St. Volodymyr's Cathedral, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 6, 2022, Ed Ram/Getty Images
Adam Brown
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The struggle between traditional religion and today’s increasingly individualistic beliefs is taking a toll on Christianity in Canada as all Christian denominations decline—except one. And adherents of that denomination say the others may be losing members because they just aren’t traditional enough.

Orthodox Christianity, practised most famously in Greece, Russia, and Eastern Europe, has increased in popularity in recent years in Canada as all other denominations lose members.